How Well Do You Know Units of Measure?

There are three feet in a yard. Did you know that the foot we know as 12 inches is actually based on an old unit of measure based on actual human feet?

If you had four cups, you would have one quart. There are four cups in a quart.

There are eight ounces in a cup. These would be referred to as fluid ounces.

There are 5,280 feet in a mile. That's a lot of walking!

There are roughly 1,000 grams in a kilogram. "Kilo" is a Greek reference to one thousand.

If you had one quart of milk, you'd have about one liter. To be exact, one quart of milk is equal to 946.352946 milliliters.

There are 16 teaspoons in a cup. So, if you lose your measuring cup, just count out 16 teaspoons ... one ... by ... one.

There are a whopping 63,360 inches in a mile. Poor little inchworm!

A quarter is approximately one inch in diameter. We'll wait while you get your ruler.

Fathoms measure depth. One fathom is equal to six feet.

Four sticks of butter are equal to one pound. Many foods are sold by weight.

The distance between the tip of your thumb and the knuckle is about one inch. We'd really enjoy seeing you try to use your nose, though.

A gallon of liquid weighs 8.3 pounds. Interestingly, the exact weight of a gallon of water can vary according to the temperature of the contents.

U.S. runways are about one mile long. Having a standard length enables pilots to standardize the landing process.

There are 12 inches in one foot. Therefore, there would be 72 inches in six feet.

Canadians measure temperature using the Celsius scale. In fact, most of the world uses Celsius.

One cup is eight ounces. You should drink about eight cups, or 64 ounces, of water every day.

A banana would be best measured using inches. Can you imagine a yard-long banana?

There are 12 ounces in a serving of Pepsi. Each serving has 150 calories.

There are 660 feet in a furlong. Cities like Chicago and Salt Lake City were designed using furlongs.

There are 16 ounces in one pound. There are 454 grams in one pound.

You would use one cup of sugar. There are 230 grams in eight ounces, and eight ounces is one cup.

Concrete mixer trucks are measured using cubic feet. Therefore, a standard concrete mixer truck holds 390 cubic feet.

Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. It boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

If you're too cheap to buy hand weights, try using a can of green beans. A can of fruit or veggies typically weighs one pound.

There are 2,000 pounds in one ton. So, you see, you really don't weigh a ton.

The abbreviation for the word "pound" is "lb." The abbreviation comes from the Latin word for scales, which is libra.

There are 42 gallons in one barrel of oil. That's about 160 liters.

The average body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit and 39 degrees Celsius. If you're a bit off of these measurements, don't worry, that's normal.

The abbreviation "fl. oz." stands for "fluid ounce." Liquids are measured in fluid ounces.

Thirty six inches is equal to one yard. It is also equal to three feet.

You can buy soda by the liter. Odd that we buy other beverages by the ounce, pint or gallon.

In the U.S., blood is measured by the pint. Blood donors donate one pint at a time.

There are 220 milligrams in one carat. That's carat, not carrot.

Noah's Ark was designed using cubits. A cubit is the distance between the tip of the middle finger and the elbow.